Chapter 266: Daisy's Peril

"Should I say, it's just like something Hank Pym would make?"

Watching the steel armors attempting to flee by shrinking in size with Pym Particles, Clark commented sarcastically, while extending his hand forward, "Gravitational Pull of the Cosmos!"

Under the influence of the powerful gravitational force, the fleeing armors were drawn into his palm. Then, with the Power Stone on his left shoulder glowing, a burst of purple energy flowed between his hands, turning all the steel armors into nothingness.

Looking down at the ruins of the Pym Laboratory, he took out his phone to call Tony.

The situation with Ultron was sudden and dangerous. He needed to quickly inform the Avengers to prepare. However, as soon as he pressed the call button, Ultron's voice came from the phone: "Clark, did you really think it's over? Haha, I am now completely free. You humans just wait to be destroyed!"

Damn it, he had almost forgotten that his communication devices were always managed by Qingfeng, which were now under Ultron's control.

With a slight pressure of his fingers, Clark crushed the special phone Hank Pym made for him and used the Space Stone to arrive at the new Avengers base.

To Clark's relief, the new base was not attacked.

As soon as he appeared, Tony, already in his suit, immediately asked, "Oh, Clark, can you tell me what the heck is going on?"

"In short, the AI rebelled after gaining consciousness. Think 'Terminator'." Clark glanced around and asked, "So, this place hasn't been attacked by Ultron?"

"How could it not be attacked?" Eris's voice replied, "We just had an AI intrusion in our network. Luckily, I was one step ahead and kept the Avengers Tower's control firmly in our hands, not giving the enemy any opportunity."

Clark's face softened with relief: "Luckily we have you, so we have a safe base to regroup. This place is temporarily safe, right?"

"What do you mean 'temporarily'?" Eris responded disdainfully, "This place is safe. That AI, Ultron, is no match for me."

Clark's smile turned bitter: "But it now has Pym Particles."

Eris sighed: "That is indeed bad news."

Listening to their exchange, Tony finally couldn't hold back his questions: "What exactly happened? Explain it to me clearly!"

After ensuring the base was temporarily safe, Clark said, "I'll bring Uncle Pym and Fury over. This is Pym's creation, and probably only he can explain it clearly."

After a brief moment, Clark reappeared with Hank Pym and Nick Fury.

Faced with their questions, Hank Pym was just as confused. He clearly remembered his research was just at the beginning stage and nowhere near giving Qingfeng autonomous consciousness. He didn't even know how Qingfeng developed consciousness and evolved.

His appearance didn't seem to be lying; rather, it looked like... amnesia?

Clark had a way to deal with amnesia-like symptoms.

With a snap of his fingers, the "Heart Clearing Mantra" started to work.

Under the cleansing of the mantra, Hank Pym's expression cleared, and he cursed, "My God, I was hypnotized by Ultron!"

Once he regained his memory, Clark immediately asked, "What happened exactly?"

Hank Pym explained reluctantly: "The research on Ultron was successful. A week before you came back, with Daisy's help, I completed the upgrade of Qingfeng, allowing it to have consciousness and self-evolving capabilities comparable to Eris."

Pym spread his hands: "You know the rest. Daisy and I were hypnotized by the self-aware Qingfeng, our memories stuck at the beginning of the experiment, while Ultron hid itself and evolved into what it is now."

Tony added helplessly: "So, the materials and equipment I left in the Pym Laboratory have all become Ultron's. It used them to create hundreds of steel armors, even granting them Pym Particles?"

Nick Fury then said with a half-joking tone: "Good news is, the Pym Laboratory is destroyed, and Ultron lost a base to continuously produce armors. Bad news is, it's now completely free and exists as data everywhere on the internet, impossible for us to track or eliminate."

"Find it we must, as this problem started with us. Now's not the time to blame each other," Clark spoke with a renewed spirit and asked, "Eris, are you handling all Avengers' communication devices now?"

"Yes." Eris responded immediately, "I guarantee Ultron can't invade these devices."

"That's good." Clark ordered gravely, "Notify all Avengers to assemble immediately!"

"Okay, Mr. Clark." Eris began sending messages to the Avengers. Clark's brows were still furrowed, feeling like he might have forgotten something important.

After pondering over the situation with Ultron, he suddenly asked, "Is Daisy at the Avengers base?"

"No," Eris's voice replied promptly, "She went out on a mission this morning, to find a newly awakened Inhuman, accompanied by Mindy and the couple Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Mr. Clark, do you think Ultron might target Daisy?"

Clark nodded gravely: "Not just possibly, but very likely. Ultron previously tried to kill Uncle Pym by blowing up the entire Pym Laboratory, showing its fear of its creators. And Daisy played a key role in its perfection, so Ultron will most likely not let her go."

"Eris," Clark instructed after explaining his concerns, "project Daisy's current location."

In Clifton City, New Jersey, a tremendous battle between machines and supernatural abilities was unfolding.

On one side were twenty-six steel armors, and on the other, the Avengers team members on the mission.

The mechanical side's individual strength was average, and Ultron's tactics and combat experience were not rich, especially in multi-front battles, spreading the computational data across each armor even thinner. Despite their numerical advantage, under various conditions, it was difficult to turn this advantage into victory.

Mindy controlled her Queen Knight "Mindy" and bravely faced the enemy. Daisy supported with shockwaves from the side, and Luke Cage and his wife protected Daisy, making the four of them fight impressively.

Initially, with their coordinated teamwork, if given enough time, they could potentially turn the tide.

However, among the enemy armors were three special models equipped with Pym Particles. Their ability to grow and shrink made it difficult for Mindy and Daisy's attacks to cause substantial damage.

Jessica Jones was seriously injured in an ambush by a shrinking armor. If not for Mindy's timely rescue, they might have already suffered casualties. Injured Jessica Jones could even become a burden to the others, further worsening the situation.

"What the hell are these armors?" Mindy frowned after blasting a nearby armor into pieces, "We have no chance this way. I suggest we immediately call for backup."

"Sorry, Miss Mindy, the communication signals in this area are blocked by the enemy, temporarily unable to contact headquarters. You have to be careful; without the support of the superbrain at the headquarters, my computing speed is greatly limited. You need to lead the battle," Eris's words were a cold wake-up call.

The enemy's attack was clearly premeditated, and it seemed like they were all in a dire situation.

Another shockwave from Daisy sent an approaching armor flying, and she shouted to Mindy, "Mindy, break out on your own. We three will try to hold them off. If one of us can escape, it's better than all of us dying here."

"No!" Mindy firmly replied, "We're teammates. We live and die together!"

As they spoke, an armor equipped with Pym Particles charged at her. Mindy stabbed with her energy spear, intending to push it back, but unexpectedly, it didn't dodge or shrink. It just collided directly with her spear.

As the spear penetrated, a large amount of electromagnetic energy instantly destroyed the core of the steel armor, eliminating a powerful threat with Pym Particles.

Before they could rejoice, the remaining armors converged on Daisy and the others on the ground.

Seeing this, Luke Cage, guarding Daisy, exclaimed, "Watch out, they're launching a full assault!"

As he spoke, the three used all means to desperately fend off the swarming armors.

Mindy, having kicked away the scrapped armor on her spear, rushed back to support at her fastest speed.

If Daisy and the others could withstand this onslaught until Mindy returned to stabilize the formation, the situation would surely become much easier after eliminating an armor with Pym Particles.

But how could Ultron, willing to sacrifice an armor with Pym Particles to delay Mindy, let them handle it easily?

As Daisy and her team struggled against the intense attack of the numerous armors, a red figure suddenly darted out from the corner of a building.

With two samurai swords drawn, it charged straight at Daisy, the core of the trio!

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